![]() ![]() Bright angels we have heard on high, In the Parochial Hymn Book, 1880, No. It is found in the Crown of Jesus, 1862, No. The hymn's refrain, "Gloria in excelsis Deo" is the first part of the angels' chorus in Luke 2: 14 it is one of the few Latin phrases in common use in Protestant churches.Ĭhristmas season in "carols from many lands" choral services.Īngels we have heard on high. The Christmas gospel in Luke 2:8-15 is the basis for the text. Of the original eight-stanza French text, stanzas 1, 2, and 4 are included. The English translation originated as a free imitation from the French by James Chadwick, which was adapted by Henri Hemy in his Roman Catholic collection, Crown of Jesus Music (1862). ![]() Its text and tune were first published in the Nouveau Recueil de Cantiques in 1855. "Les anges" is a French noel (from the Languedoc region) believed to date from the eighteenth century. ![]()
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